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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Description:

The Red-footed Booby is the smallest of all boobies at about 70 centimetres in length and with a wingspan of up to one metre. It has red legs, and its bill and throat pouch are coloured pink and blue. This species has several morphs. In the white morph the plumage is mostly white (the head often tinged yellowish) and the flight feathers are black.

Habitat:

Island ecosystems.

Notes:

Images by Gregg Yan / WWF.

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2 Comments

GreggYan
GreggYan 10 years ago

Thank you Sachin Zaveri! =)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Beautiful Series Gregg Yan,, Nice to see your pic over wikipedia of Red-footed Booby ...

GreggYan
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GreggYan

Palawan, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 25, 2013

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